It is a good idea to let them know you are still interested, but never a good idea to turn into a stalker. I am notoriously awful at these delicate negotiations, but I just wanted to let you know we're all hangin' out here wishing you success.

I am surprised at how much your situation seems to have affected so many of us. But then again, maybe I'm not surprised. I just wish there were something we could do besides wringing our hands in hopeful anxiety.

But at least we're doing plenty of that!

Satch Carlson

"The first failure of communication is the belief that any is taking place."

Instead, we will vehemently deny knowing you if they come a-knockin' around here--"No, that's another Autohaus altogether!"--since it can't be a good thing to have us miscreants, gearheads and hoons among your known associates.

Don't lose heart if the hunt moves slowly at the end of the year. Sometimes you run into year-end hiring freezes or other nonsense, then in January things suddenly jump back into high gear.

Usually around Feb-Mar employers set budgets, forecast etc... for the year so that is when job sites will be flooded with new positions. I know I have asked this question a zillion times but is the cca hiring?

I think we ran the financials in the November issue-or October?-and the Club again lost money. I know the Board wants to tighten up the costs around here, which may affect Roundel budgets as well as other areas of Club activity.

That said, I am certainly not the one to ask about Club positions; that would be El Jefe, the boss, the capo di capi, Frank Patek II.

What we need is for every BMW CCA member to go out and recruit one new member.

Satch Carlson

"The first failure of communication is the belief that any is taking place."

I think we ran the financials in the November issue-or October?-and the Club again lost money. I know the Board wants to tighten up the costs around here, which may affect Roundel budgets as well as other areas of Club activity.

That said, I am certainly not the one to ask about Club positions; that would be El Jefe, the boss, the capo di capi, Frank Patek II.

What we need is for every BMW CCA member to go out and recruit one new member.